That Photoshop technique is useful for hiding blemishes and giving a (very) soft glow when done right, and used in images with decent lighting. But half assing an airbrush technique on grandma’s shitty mobile pic makes her look like the people from dune who control the spice.

akkaer

We can thank picnik for this trend. Most of these fauxtogs have never touched a real photoshop program.

The free online “photoshop” has a spot where you can airbrush and glow-ify the hell out of a picture..Thus the fauxtog.

I will admit, when I didn’t have a photoshop program I LIGHTLY edited my personal pictures until I was able to afford the proper programs. Anyway. That was the birth of the fauxtog and this really-needing-to-end phase of glowing barbie dolls with demon eyes.

mrrabbit2502

There is no honesty in this image. The retouching has been taken too far to the point it has removed the personality and individualism from the subject. It would have been a good shot if it wasn’t for that.